The chief physician of the Medical Department I at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf is Prof. Dr. med. Ansgar W. Lohse. As the specialist in the field of internal medicine and gastroenterology, Prof. Dr. med. Ansgar W. Lohse has a special experience in the field of infectology, hepatology, intensive care medicine and gastroenterology.

The Medical Department I at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf treats patients with diseases of the internal organs. The specialists of the Department have a special experience in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, liver and pancreatic diseases, infectious and tropical diseases and tumor therapy. Through a close cooperation with the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Transplantation, the Department provides a high-class medical care before and after liver transplant.

The specialists of the Department of Gastroenterology under the direction of Prof. Dr. med. Ansgar W. Lohse study the appearance and development of the major liver and gastrointestinal diseases to understand these diseases better and to provide their optimal treatment. The main focuses include among others viral hepatitis, autoimmune liver diseases and liver tumors as well as thyroid diseases and tumors. Such infectious diseases as malaria and viral diseases are researched together with the Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine.

The Medical Department I at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf has the largest outpatient clinic for hepatitis in Germany and the only one specialized outpatient clinic for the treatment of liver autoimmune diseases. Thanks to the Center for Highly Infectious Diseases (BZHI), the Department provides a special medical care to the patients with the highly infectious life-threatening diseases. The experts of the Department have a unique experience in the use of their own mini-laparoscopic technique as well as in the intrahepatic portosystemic bypass surgery. Moreover, the Department was the first in Northern Germany to offer non-invasive liver elasticity assessment (FibroScan).

The range of medical services of the Medical Department I at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf under the direction of Prof. Dr. med. Ansgar W. Lohse includes among others:

Liver diseases

Autoimmune hepatitis

Primary sclerosing cholangitis

Primary biliary cirrhosis

Hepatitis A and E

Hepatitis C

Hepatitis B

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Alcoholic steatohepatitis

Acute kidney failure

Decompensated liver cirrhosis (incl. TIPS)

FibroScan

Portal hypertension

Liver transplant

Tumor diseases

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Cholangiocarcinoma

Neuroendocrine tumors

Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases

Pancreatic diseases

Acute pancreatitis

Chronic pancreatitis

Tropical medicine and infectious diseases

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Initial presentation in the clinic

clinical history taking

review of medical records

physical examination

laboratory tests:

complete blood count

general urine analysis

biochemical analysis of blood

TSH-basal, fT3, fT4

tumor markers (AFP, CEA, СА-19-9)

inflammation indicators (CRP, ESR)

indicators blood coagulation

abdominal ultrasound​

CT/MRI abdomen

preoperative care

percutaneous embolization (coiling)

symptomatic treatment

cost of essential medicines

nursing services

stay in the hospital with full board

accommodation in 2-bed room

elaboration further recommendations

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